Spanish as a Second Language (B2 CEFR)

UAB

As established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) of the Council of Europe, upon completion of level A2, learners should be able to understand commonly used phrases and expressions related to topics of immediate importance (e.g. basic personal information, family information, shopping, local geography, employment). They should also be able to communicate in simple, everyday situations requiring a straightforward exchange of information on familiar and everyday topics. Finally, they should be able to simply describe aspects of their personal experience, aspects of their immediate surroundings, and matters related to immediate needs.

This course places an emphasis on classroom activity. Classroom hours cover the basic objectives of the course syllabus. Students work both under their teacher’s supervision and independently; when not supervised, they will use the resources provided by the teacher or the online resources of UAB Idiomes Campus.

Students wishing to enrol must take a placement test before enrolling. Please contact summer@uab.cat

Spanish as a Second Language (level B1 CEFRL)
Week	Contents	Teaching/learning activities
1	Communicative and Lexical Resources: Talking about habits, difficulties, motivations and feelings concerning language learning - Identifying and describing people’s looks and character - Talking about family, relationships and similarities among people - Coping in ‘set’ situations: saying hello, saying goodbye, arranging to meet Grammatical Resources: Regular and irregular present tense, reflexive verbs Para/por/porque Demonstratives Possessives Estar +gerund	Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students’ effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills: oral and written comprehension/oral and written expression. Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; participating in debates and discussions; expressing opinions and arguments in a fluent and structured manner; giving oral presentations on prepared topics, writing distinct text types depending on level.
2	Communicative and Lexical Resources: Speaking about leisure-time activities, timetables and place descriptions - Narrating past experiences - Speaking about intentions and projects for the future - Expressing tastes and preferences, comparing - Describing a house, objects and their spatial location Grammatical Resources: The past perfect Ir a + the infinitive Querer/pensar + the infinitive Indefinite pronouns (something, nothing, someone, no-one…) The uses of ser and estar The verbs gustar, encantar, preferir	Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students’ effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills: oral and written comprehension/oral and written expression. Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; participating in debates and discussions; expressing opinions and arguments in a fluent and structured manner; giving oral presentations on prepared topics, writing distinct text types depending on level.
3	Communicative and Lexical Resources: - Talking about the beginning and the end of an activity - Narrating and evaluating past experiences and events - Talking about eating habits - Describing pain, irritations and symptoms Grammatical Resources: The past perfect The indefinite past Exclamations (¡Qué pena!) Desde/Desde que/ desde hace The verb doler	Classes are highly practical and encourage cooperative learning and students’ effective participation, individually, in pairs or in groups. Classroom activities are aimed at improving communication skills: oral and written comprehension/oral and written expression. Classroom activities include, for example, reading distinct text types to foster comprehension, locating specific information, reworking this content; participating in spontaneous conversations; participating in debates and discussions; expressing opinions and arguments in a fluent and structured manner; giving oral presentations on prepared topics, writing distinct text types depending on level.

The course has a system of continuous assessment made up of different activities evaluating the four language skills (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written production and oral production) carried out during the course. These continuous-assessment activities represent 60% of the overall grade. Class participation, homework and end-of-unit activities will account for the remaining 40% of the overall grade. Students need a minimum mark of 50% to pass the course.

María del Mar Martín has a degree in Spanish Philology from the University of Barcelona, specialising in Literature (1985). Moreover, she earned a degree in English Philology from the same university (2002).
From 2000, she has been both and English and a Spanish language teacher at the UAB Language Service to students from many different countries.

E-mail: mar.martin@uab.cat

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Spanish as a Second Language (B2 CEFR)

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